Anonymous
Post 05/28/2021 20:20     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Rowing Blazers
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2021 20:17     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Oh, this thread was genius! Please keep it going, brilliant DCUM writers!

James Perse...


Boho, chill LA babe who grew up on the beaches of Venice. Family's been in Hollywood in various capacities since the silent film days, but Larla is the main character of her life and wanted to try something different so she went off to NYU before transferring to Columbia to study English literature. NYC really influenced her style, allowing her to blend the beachy LA vibes with NYC's sleeker, sophisticated ones.

One of Larla's strongest points is her mental resilience, her ability to not let anything faze her, and she took to NYC incredibly well. Her already chill inner vibe, combined with the meditation and green juice self-care practices she learned back home before they were mainstream, kept her going through a six-month stint in investment banking (BIG mistake), but she met her partner in her Analyst class and he supported her as she left IB to apply for the Iowa Writer's Workshop. She'd had a string of successes in college, winning awards for her writing, and she decided to have a go at it in a more formal capacity.

Larla did get accepted into Iowa, but opted not to go -- she was incredibly excited about a political candidate, and her man was moving to DC for law school anyway, so she jumped headfirst into politics and was part of a winning presidential campaign. Sure, she saw some unsavory stuff and was considering a White House job, but she was tapped to go into the lobbying world, which led her to doing secretive crisis communication work, allowing her to stay out of the spotlight as she wanted (however, if you're in the field, you know exactly who she is).

Larla is the mother of two young children, 8 and 10, now. She and her partner (they never married; they don't believe in it as an institution) lived in Adams Morgan briefly before giving Cleveland Park a go and finally settling in McLean, VA. She's working on starting her own firm once the children are a little older and the groundwork is set for her to make it big once she does.


Oooh, is she going to make it??


Yes, eventually! Covid put a damper on things, since her firm's business really took off and she was juggling the kids' virtual schooling. She'll be solidly independent by the time the kids are in HS. She's in no rush.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2021 17:26     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Oh, this thread was genius! Please keep it going, brilliant DCUM writers!

James Perse...


Boho, chill LA babe who grew up on the beaches of Venice. Family's been in Hollywood in various capacities since the silent film days, but Larla is the main character of her life and wanted to try something different so she went off to NYU before transferring to Columbia to study English literature. NYC really influenced her style, allowing her to blend the beachy LA vibes with NYC's sleeker, sophisticated ones.

One of Larla's strongest points is her mental resilience, her ability to not let anything faze her, and she took to NYC incredibly well. Her already chill inner vibe, combined with the meditation and green juice self-care practices she learned back home before they were mainstream, kept her going through a six-month stint in investment banking (BIG mistake), but she met her partner in her Analyst class and he supported her as she left IB to apply for the Iowa Writer's Workshop. She'd had a string of successes in college, winning awards for her writing, and she decided to have a go at it in a more formal capacity.

Larla did get accepted into Iowa, but opted not to go -- she was incredibly excited about a political candidate, and her man was moving to DC for law school anyway, so she jumped headfirst into politics and was part of a winning presidential campaign. Sure, she saw some unsavory stuff and was considering a White House job, but she was tapped to go into the lobbying world, which led her to doing secretive crisis communication work, allowing her to stay out of the spotlight as she wanted (however, if you're in the field, you know exactly who she is).

Larla is the mother of two young children, 8 and 10, now. She and her partner (they never married; they don't believe in it as an institution) lived in Adams Morgan briefly before giving Cleveland Park a go and finally settling in McLean, VA. She's working on starting her own firm once the children are a little older and the groundwork is set for her to make it big once she does.


Oooh, is she going to make it??
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2021 12:04     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Anonymous wrote:Oh, this thread was genius! Please keep it going, brilliant DCUM writers!

James Perse...


Boho, chill LA babe who grew up on the beaches of Venice. Family's been in Hollywood in various capacities since the silent film days, but Larla is the main character of her life and wanted to try something different so she went off to NYU before transferring to Columbia to study English literature. NYC really influenced her style, allowing her to blend the beachy LA vibes with NYC's sleeker, sophisticated ones.

One of Larla's strongest points is her mental resilience, her ability to not let anything faze her, and she took to NYC incredibly well. Her already chill inner vibe, combined with the meditation and green juice self-care practices she learned back home before they were mainstream, kept her going through a six-month stint in investment banking (BIG mistake), but she met her partner in her Analyst class and he supported her as she left IB to apply for the Iowa Writer's Workshop. She'd had a string of successes in college, winning awards for her writing, and she decided to have a go at it in a more formal capacity.

Larla did get accepted into Iowa, but opted not to go -- she was incredibly excited about a political candidate, and her man was moving to DC for law school anyway, so she jumped headfirst into politics and was part of a winning presidential campaign. Sure, she saw some unsavory stuff and was considering a White House job, but she was tapped to go into the lobbying world, which led her to doing secretive crisis communication work, allowing her to stay out of the spotlight as she wanted (however, if you're in the field, you know exactly who she is).

Larla is the mother of two young children, 8 and 10, now. She and her partner (they never married; they don't believe in it as an institution) lived in Adams Morgan briefly before giving Cleveland Park a go and finally settling in McLean, VA. She's working on starting her own firm once the children are a little older and the groundwork is set for her to make it big once she does.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2021 06:57     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Anonymous wrote:Amazon


Thinks she's getting a deal but ends up donating 80% of orders because she's too busy with two kids, a job and no cleaners in a pandemic to shop in person or return packages.

(Ask how I know.)
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2021 06:52     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Anonymous wrote:I'm the PP who asked about the Cranky Pants/Kennedy poster. Although neither of you are that poster, you have still made my night with your kind words. You made me feel a little bit better. Carry on with your witty and empathetic selves!


Wow the Kennedy thing is so spot on. I have a good friend named Kennedy, we met in college, she was friendly, I was the curious looking and sounding foreigner. Her kid goes to the equestrian-focused private school in VA (you see she doesn't mention it often, I can't even recall the name, starts with M). She wears Chico and J. Crew.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2021 06:29     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Oh, this thread was genius! Please keep it going, brilliant DCUM writers!

James Perse...
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2021 01:29     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Urban Outfitters
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2021 16:34     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Amazon
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2021 13:00     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lucky Brand


Does this exist anymore? I remember it was all the rage like 15 years ago and I wore their jeans but then the company went out of business?


Lucky Brand should be filed under the Marshall's shopper bit. Marshall's is the only place I know that carries it, and the items are always marked as "irregular"

Which is so sad, because they were a great brand back in the day.


They still have (pricey) stand alone stores in other parts of the world


I just bought some Lucky jeans from Nordstrom Rack, and have a t-shirt I love which I bought at COSTCO.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2021 12:43     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Sleepy Jones
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2021 14:10     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lucky Brand


Does this exist anymore? I remember it was all the rage like 15 years ago and I wore their jeans but then the company went out of business?


Lucky Brand should be filed under the Marshall's shopper bit. Marshall's is the only place I know that carries it, and the items are always marked as "irregular"

Which is so sad, because they were a great brand back in the day.


They still have (pricey) stand alone stores in other parts of the world


Declared bankruptcy in July. They still have more stores than you might guess, in fact they’re approved to sell themselves to their landlord, a mall group that owns other zombie denim brands: Nautica, Aeropostale, etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2021 13:08     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lucky Brand


Does this exist anymore? I remember it was all the rage like 15 years ago and I wore their jeans but then the company went out of business?


Lucky Brand should be filed under the Marshall's shopper bit. Marshall's is the only place I know that carries it, and the items are always marked as "irregular"

Which is so sad, because they were a great brand back in the day.


They still have (pricey) stand alone stores in other parts of the world
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2021 12:30     Subject: Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Has anyone done Zara yet?


I really don't care, do u?


Well-played.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2021 12:27     Subject: Re:Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:While I find this thread clever at points, it has an undercurrent of mean and full of shit insecurity to it too


Agree. Fun, but also mean and mostly inaccurate.


A good diversion, but the mean-spiritedness makes it a bit tiresome. A few years back there was a "tell us your kids' names and we'll tell you your life story" thread that was really well done. The tone was witty and observant, but with more empathy, which made it all the more interesting and nuanced. Now, that poster could become a fine novelist of manners.